Sophie’s Choice (1982)
Staring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter Macnicol
Written and Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Sophie’s Choice is the story of risk taking and relationships that have everlasting affects. Sophie (played by Meryl Streep), is bound by a past she can’t let go of. Her significant other Nathan (played by Kevin Kline), is a self rightous dictator who is purely intolerable of other’s views. Author Stingo (played by Peter Macnicol), befriends these two uniquely divided indivisuals. Stingo is a purely genuine being who suddenly finds himself stepping into Sophie’s private elusive world. Against Nathan’s wishes, Stingo begins to feel a sense of intamacy and understanding for Sophie.
Pakula gives us a vast insight on the importance of respect and understanding. Knowing when to cross or overstep certain boundries can lead to an uncertain life with an uncertain future. Sophie’s Choice shows this aspect of life as an in perfect solution to the decisions and consequences we face.
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